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5.Press [oBACK] to return to the previous display page, or [EXIT] to return to the Master page.

Octave

The Octave function is another useful parameter that allows you to change the pitch of the selected part in octave steps (12 semitones).

You could take advantage of this function for solo parts where you need the UP1 and UP2 parts to trig- ger the same Tone, while UP2 plays one octave above or below UP1. Another use for this function is to pro- vide access to the “noises” of the VA-76’s new “V” Tones so as to be able to trigger the scraping, knock- ing, etc.

This probably only works when you use a Keyboard part (UP1, UP2, LW1, or LW2) in WHOLE Keyboard Mode (see page 35). Working in SPLIT mode indeed means that you can only play the notes up to a certain point (the split point). For the “noises”, you need to select the setting “–3”. Note that this also means that you need to play the “real” notes at the right end of the keyboard, because the entire part/Tone is transposed down.

OCTAVE= 0

C2

C3

OCTAVE= –1

C2

C3

This parameter also comes in handy when you wish to trigger Drum Set sounds (using the MDR part) that are not accessible via the keyboard in its normal state. Remember that there are 76 keys, while some Drum Sets provide drum/percussion sounds for all 128 notes supported by the MIDI standard.

1.Press the Keyboard Mode [OTHER] button.

2.Press the [KEYBOARD MODE] field in the upper right corner (so that it is displayed in white).

3.Press the [Octave] field.

4.Press the field that corresponds to the Keyboard part you wish to transpose in octave steps (UP1, UP2, etc.).

As you see, the display also indicates the current Octave settings for all Keyboard parts.

5.Now press the field that corresponds to the desired Octave setting.

“–” values mean “down/lower”. Example: “–3” means that the part in question is transposed three octaves down. All other values (except “0”) mean “up/higher”.

6.Press [oBACK] to return to the previous display page, or [EXIT] to return to the Master page.

PAD buttons

PAD

12

KEYBOARD PARTS

M.BASS

LOWER2

LOWER1

M.DRUM

UPPER2

UPPER1

The PAD buttons [1] and [2] allow you to quickly access a function you would normally have to select via the display (which may involve several presses). At first, PAD [1] is used to immediately return to the beginning of the current Style pattern (useful when you are out of sync with a singer or other musician and want to “re-synchronize” the accompaniment with the singer/soloist). PAD [2], on the other hand, allows you to switch the Bass Inversion function on and off (see page 102).

Holding [1] or [2] down for more than a second takes you to a display page where you can assign other func- tions to these buttons (see page 194). The PAD func- tions can be written to a User Program.

FC-7 Foot Controller

The VA-76 allows you to connect an optional FC-7 Foot Controller to the FC7 PEDAL socket.

SUSTAIN

FOOT

FOOT

FOOTSWITCH

SWITCH

PEDAL

LCD

 

CONTRAST

FC7 PEDAL

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Roland VA-76 owner manual Octave, PAD buttons, FC-7 Foot Controller